Assistant Facilities Manager

Job Introduction

As an Assistant Facilities Manager, you are also a strong multitasker and quality of life improver. You will be responsible for the site’s efficient management, continuous improvement, profitability, and operational excellence. No detail escapes your attention, and your leadership style will motivate and uplift your team. Join Sodexo and be part of something greater. You belong in a team where you can act with purpose and thrive in your own way.

Experience in Facilities management operations is ideal for this role. We are looking for a people person – someone with exceptional motivation skills; you would have a strong background in Health & Safety, preferably in production environment and you must be happy to travel.

This could be an ideal development opportunity for someone wanting to take a step towards running a large site and a multi-site contract; we can provide you with all the training, development and support you need.

Role Responsibility

What you’ll do:

• Ensuring effective relationships on site to delivery of scope of services, ensuring Client and customer satisfaction and achievement of KPI’s across multiple services and sites
• Time management, managing multiple projects and priorities concurrently
• The effective utilisation of all relevant Company systems in support efficient service delivery
• Developing and delivering multi-mode communications that convey a clear understanding of the unique needs of different audiences
• Ensuring that the Company’s, the clients and statutory regulations regarding hygiene food safety, health, safety, and the environment are complied with.

For a full list of responsibilities please view the attached job description

The Ideal Candidate

What you bring:

• Previous experience of operational management in a similar environment and a contract of a similar size and scope of services
• People management experience – especially large teams operating across different shifts and services
• Ability to interpret and utilise financial and commercial information
• Excellent communication skills at all levels
• Achieve set, standards and operate to performance criteria; for example health and safety, hygiene
• Manage multiple workloads and shifting priorities
• Proven ability to work in a partnership and collaborative way with other service providers
• Positive approach to learning in role and identifying own training needs as appropriate
• Self-motivated and able to work on own initiative within a team environment
• IOSH qualification
• Experience of delivering training

Package Description

£30,000 + excellent benefits

Location: Remote, travel in and around Dumbarton and the surrounding area

Permanent

Work Pattern – 35 hrs pw predominantly Monday to Friday (half day Friday!)

What we offer:

Working with Sodexo is more than a job; it’s a chance to be part of something greater. You’ll belong in a company and team that values you for you; you’ll act with purpose and have an impact through your everyday actions; and you’ll be able to thrive in your own way. In addition, we offer:
•    Flexible and dynamic work environment
•    Competitive compensation
•    Access to ongoing training and development programs
•    Countless opportunities to grow within the company
•    Full training 

We also offer Sodexo Discounts site promoting discounted mobile phone tariffs, savings across restaurant chains and days out, where you and your family can save money on everything from your weekly food shop to the latest cinema blockbuster and much more!
 

About the Company

In the UK and Ireland, Sodexo employs around 30,000 people, and partners with clients in many sectors across business and industry; schools and universities; sports and leisure; energy and resources; government and agencies; healthcare; justice and defence.

Sodexo’s connected; people-centric approach brings together a diverse range of expertise. The breadth of services it offers ranges from food and hospitality; cleaning; reception; concierge (Circles); security; property management and technical services through to data driven workplace strategy and design (Wx); employee engagement and recognition services (Sodexo Engage) and personal home services through Prestige Nursing + Care and the Good Care Group.  

Vital Spaces is Sodexo’s value proposition that puts people at the heart of everything we do, bringing together services and solutions and focusing on the productivity and wellbeing of people wherever they are.

Sodexo is committed to being an inclusive employer; we welcome and encourage applications from people with a diverse variety of experiences, backgrounds and identities.

We’re a Disability Confident Leader employer. We’re committed to changing attitudes towards disability, and making sure disabled people have the chance to fulfil their aspirations. 

We are building on our support to the Armed Forces community through the development of specific pathways within our recruitment process to  support ex-forces personnel and reservists, those applying for jobs with us who meet the ideal candidate criteria for the role advertised are guaranteed to progress to the selection process